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USA: Trader Joe's chosen as the most innovative grocer
The American Innovation Index, based on research from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and others, listed the Trader Joe's...
Aug 27, 20232 min read


USA: Aldi opens first-ever store in Miami
Aldi opened its first store in Miami, Florida. The discount retailer has six other stores in Miami-Dade county, but this will be the...
Aug 16, 20231 min read

USA: Aldi takes over Winn-Dixie and Harvey's and acquires 400 locations
Aldi expansion has reached historical heights, as the company announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement the acquire...
Aug 16, 20232 min read

Research: Food price inflation exceeds total inflation
According to Kantar Research food price inflation continues to be a significant contributor to total inflation in most major countries....
Aug 16, 20231 min read


UK: Aldi prints 21,2% more sales
Aldi continues to grow at the highest rate at 21.2% (and this is growth on growth with +14.4% reported in the same period last year)...
Aug 16, 20232 min read


UAE: Discounter Gala opens 15th store in Dubai
Along the success of discounter Viva in the Emirates, neighborhood discounter Gala (owned by Western International Group) is working well...
Aug 13, 20231 min read

Saudi Arabia: Discounter Dukan wants to be a good neighbor
As a part of Dukan’s expansion plan, the Saudi discounter demonstrates his interests in Dukan’s neighbors by providing a...
Aug 11, 20231 min read

Egypt: discount chain Kazyon attracts $165m equity investment
Kazyon, the Egyptian discount retailer, has received a $165m equity investment from private equity company DPI. Co-investors include...
Aug 10, 20232 min read

USA: Dollar General preps to open $35M cold storage center in New York
Dollar General will start construction next year on a $35.4 million cold storage center after the discount retailer was awarded tax...
Jul 30, 20231 min read

EU: Aldi completes European roll-out of reusable crates for fruits & vegetables
Logistical efficiency, greater sustainability - extended freshness! With reusable crates for fruits and vegetables, the Aldi Nord Group...
Jul 30, 20232 min read

Colombia: Portuguese owned bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 49th store in Colombia
Discounter Bodega del Canasto (owned by the Portugese Jeronimo Martins group) opened 6 stores in 2023. Source: Bodega del Canasto...
Jul 30, 20231 min read

UK: Discounters keep on making big double digits in UK
Aldi and Lidl were the best-performing retailers in the UK in the 12-week period to 11 June, new data from Kantar has shown, with Aldi...
Jun 21, 20232 min read

UAE: Discounters are on the rise in the Middle East
A well-established concept in the West, discounters have caused a paradigm shift in the retail landscape. Popular supermarkets have lost...
Jun 10, 20233 min read

USA: Trader Joe’s embraces digital scarcity amid grocery’s e-commerce rush
As many brands race to become as digitally available as possible, Trader Joe’s is going the opposite route, leaning into its lack of...
Jun 6, 20232 min read

USA: Why Trader Joe’s is leaning into its lack of digital presence
The grocer says it would rather spend that money on well-trained staff. Is Trader Joe’s bothered by its own lack of digital presence? Not...
Jun 6, 20231 min read

Russia: Belarusian retailer Eurotorg opens new discounter in Russia
Last week discounter Chesnok (operated by Belarusian market leader Eurotorg) opened a new store in Bryansk (close to the Belarusian...
Jun 2, 20231 min read


UK: Lidl raises staff pay for third time in a year
The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl has raised pay for store and warehouse staff for the third time in 12 months, Lidl GB...
May 24, 20231 min read

UK: Discount market share 4 times higher than in 2011
Continuing discounter dominance and sales switching to private label are the headlines from the Kantar UK data for 12 w/e 14th May 2023,...
May 23, 20231 min read
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